5th/6th Kickball Study Guide

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1)  Base Hit - To reach base safely without an error or out made.

2)  Bases Loaded - A base runner occupies each base.

3)  Clean the Bases - A hit ball that scores all runners on base.

4)  Cut Off - A person who catches a thrown ball in order to relay it to it's desired base.

5)  Diamond - The area and shape formed by the four bases.

6)  Double Play - Two outs resulting from one hit or kicked ball.

7)  Error - Defensive misplay.

8)  Fair Territory - That area in between an imagery line leading from home plate to 1st and 3rd base.

9)  Fly Ball - A hit or kicked ball which travels high into the air before touching the ground.

10)  Force Out - An out occurring when the runners are forced to run and the defensive  player with the ball steps on the base trying to be reached by a base runner.

11)  Foul Ball - A ball hit outside of fair territory.

12)  Grand Slam - A home run with the bases loaded.

13)  Grounder - A hit or kicked ball which bounces or rolls along the ground.

14)  Line Drive - A hit or kicked ball that travels in a straight line.

15)  Out - The retirement of a batter/kicker, or base runner.  Three outs per inning.

16)  Over Throw - To throw above the baseperson or fielder's head.

17)  Pop Up - A short, high fly ball in or near the infield.

18)  RBI - A run batted/kicked in.

19)  Tag - to touch a base runner with the ball.  The base runner is out if he/she was not on a base.

20)  Tag Up - A base runner must touch or retouch the base which he/she occupies before advancing to the next base on an fly which is caught in the air.

21)  Triple Play - Three outs recorded on one hit or kicked ball.

22)  Fair Ball - Any ball hit or kicked that is either touched or stops in fair territory.